proportionally
Syllables: pro·por·tion·al·lyUK/pɹəˈpɔːʃənəli//pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/
proportionally adverb: in proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
Adverb
proportionally (comparative more proportionally, superlative most proportionally)
- In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
- The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable.1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, “Duty to Parents”, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published...
- The spiny-cheeked honeyeater has a more generalized diet and the gastrointestinal tract is similar structurally and proportionally to other honyeaters.1999, Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen, Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants, page 23
Forms of proportionally
| comparative | more proportionally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most proportionally |
Origin of proportionally
From proportional + -ly.
Words formed from proportionally
Questions about proportionally
- What does proportionally mean?
- Proportionally means in proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
- What part of speech is proportionally?
- Proportionally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce proportionally?
- Proportionally is pronounced /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/ (US).
Words near proportionally in the dictionary
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